National Institutes of Health (NIH)

News and Guidance from Funder
Guidance from Research Services
Oxford reference numbers for electronic applications
Electronic Submission System and Processes
Background information on the National Institutes of Health (NIH)

News and Guidance from Funder

Below are selected NIH-related items included in recent Research Services News Bulletins, as well as selected guidance documents directly from the funder. This is not a comprehensive listing of NIH news – you can also subscribe directly to NIH news feeds and email alerts on the NIH website.

RS News and Funder guidance	Last updated
NIH anticipates transition to Payment Management System (PMS) subaccounts in FY 2014	15-July-13
NIH: adjustment to transition timeline for electronic submission of multi-project applications	24-June-13
NIH to require use of updated electronic application forms for due dates on or after 25 September 2013	24-June-13
NIH Fiscal Policy for Grant Awards, FY 2013	3-June-13
NIH: New NIH Council of Councils members named	13-May-13
NIH/NCI: impact of the Budget Control Act, USA	20-Mar-13
NIH: changes to public access policy compliance efforts apply to all awards with anticipated start dates on or after 1 July 2013	22-Feb-13
NIH: Public Access Compliance Monitor: A New Resource for Institutions to Track Public Access Compliance	1-Feb-13
NIH: eRA Commons Users Can Now Generate a Publications Report for the PHS 2590 with My NCBI	1-Feb-13
NIH: Changes to Payment Management System Registration Procedures for NIH Foreign Grantees	1-Feb-13
NIH: advance notice of revised policy for managing Conflict of Interest in initial peer review	14-Dec-12
NIH: upcoming Changes to Public Access Policy Reporting Requirements and Related NIH Efforts to Enhance Compliance	23-Nov-12
NIH operating under a Continuing Resolution	2-Nov-12
NIH: Publication of the Revised NIH Grants Policy Statement (1 Oct 2012): Policy Changes and Clarifications Notice	10-Oct-12
NIH: webinar on 'Electronic Submission of Grant Applications for Foreign Institutions' - podcast, slides and transcript available	10-Oct-12
NIH: revised pre- and post-award forms and instructions available online	10-Oct-12
EC/NIH awards: facility and equipment usage charges	10-Oct-12
NIH Financial Conflict of Interest: Regulation Change (wef 24 Aug 2012)	19-Sep-12
NIH: time limit clarification on NIH resubmission applications	22-Aug-12
NIH homepage (includes information about the Grants Process, Electronic Grants, Grants Policy, Funding Opportunities and Award Data, and Forms and Deadlines)
NIH Foreign Grants Information

Guidance from Research Services

Guidance from Research Services	Last updated
Internal approval process and contacts for medical research grant applications (109kb)	Oct-12
National Institutes of Health (NIH) (137kb) - summary document containing a breakdown of institutes/centres, grants Oxford is eligible for to apply, agency focus, funding mechanisms, general tips and potential pitfalls. Please also see our US Federal Agencies page.	Mar-12
How to use Grants.gov to find funding opportunities (1,530kb)	23-May-12
Overview of NIH electronic applications (including how to create an account and important deadline information)	24-Aug-12
Costing your NIH application (including Resolve costings) (99kb)	14-Nov-11
Managing an NIH award (including NIH Financial Conflict of Interest: Regulation Change)	17-Sep-12
NIH Public Access Policy	24-Aug-12

Oxford reference numbers for electronic applications

The NIH require a variety of different US reference numbers to be entered on the electronic application. The University of Oxford reference numbers are as follows:

DUNS Number: 226694883
Entity Identification Number: 1900214891A1
Animal Welfare Assurance Number: A5061-01
Human Subject Assurance Number: FWA00003276
NAICS (North American Industry Classification System) code: 611310 – Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools
NCAGE (NATO Commercial and Governmental Entity) code: KCX32
IPF (Institutional Profile Number): 6346001 (relating to Public Health Service Policies on Research Misconduct)
Date of last ORCA certification: 15 June 2012 (renewed annually)
Date of last SAM certification (was Central Contractor Registration [CCR]): 21 August 2012 (renewed annually).

Please contact kara.eastwood@admin.ox.ac.uk if you have any queries relating to these reference numbers.

For further information on the electronic application process, including important deadline information, please see our Overview of NIH electronic applications.

Electronic Submission System and Processes

System and Processes
Log-in to eRA Commons
Overview of NIH electronic applications

Background information on the National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Funder's website	http://grants.nih.gov/grants/oer.htm
NIH Profile	A short profile of the NIH, its grants mechanisms and the focus of its constituent agencies is available on our US Federal Agencies page .
Funding Guide	See NIH funding guide
NIH funding opportunities	On NIH website On ResearchProfessional.com. You will need to log in or click on Campus Access to view these. For detailed information on how NIH allocated funding (by scheme type, institution, success rates, etc.) see the NIH Data Book.
NIH Research Income at Oxford	2011/12: Oxford received £2.3M (ninth largest overseas research funder of the University)
Applications and Award Activity at Oxford	2011/12: 27 applications to the value of £8.7M. 30 new NIH awards were set up to the value of £3.2M, which includes financial amendments (University financial year Aug-Jul)